Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem; and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIMan is only great when he acts from passion.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
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The right honourable gentleman caught the Whigs bathing, and walked away with their clothes.
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A majority is always better than the best repartee.
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Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must decay.
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Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.
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A Conservative Government is an organized hypocrisy.
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Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.
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Moderation is the center wherein all philosophies, both human and divine, meet.
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Nowadays, manners are easy and life is hard.
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Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.
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A precedent embalms a principle.
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Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.
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Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.
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Nine-tenths of the existing books are nonsense and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense.
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I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.
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